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Constance C. Greene

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Born on October 27th, Constance C. Greene, the daughter of newspaper reporters, published A Girl Called Al (Viking, 1969) the story about a very intelligent girl who is an under-achiever and latch key kid, although Greene says that at the time of the writing the term wasn't being used yet. Al was a likable character and other books followed.

One of Greene's most popular books, Beat the Turtle Drum (Viking 1976), came from personal experience. At the age of eleven, Greene's sister died. The story relates how a young girl learns to cope with the accidental death of her sister. The book was adapted for television in 1976 as Very Good Friends and was shown on the ABC After-school Special.

Greene also wrote other juvenile and adult novels, among t...more

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Average rating: 3.77 · 328 ratings · 45 reviews · 28 distinct works

	Beat the Turtle Drum by Constance C. Greene, Donna Diamond (Illustrator) 4.14 avg rating — 93 ratings — published 1976 — 5 editions	My rating:
	A Girl Called Al by Constance C. Greene, Byron Barton (Illustrations) 3.81 avg rating — 64 ratings — 9 editions	My rating:
	I Know You, Al 3.82 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 1975 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Just Plain Al 3.58 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 1986	My rating:
	Your Old Pal, Al 4.11 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 1981 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Al(exandra) the Great! 4.00 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 1982 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Isabelle the Itch 3.64 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 1973 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Double-Dare O'Toole 3.00 avg rating — 9 ratings — 3 editions	My rating:
	Nora: Maybe a Ghost Story 4.00 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 1993 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Monday I Love You 3.67 avg rating — 6 ratings — 2 editions	My rating: